FoodandHealth
Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorepronetocontractcertainillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitratesandnitrites,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditives,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsinthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandpoultry,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcows.Sometimessimilardrugsareadministeredtoanimalsnotformedicinalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.1.Whatisthebeatpossibletitleofthepassage?A.DrugandFoodB.CancerandHealthC.FoodandHealthD.HealthandDealth2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?A.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.B.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimals.C.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverthirty_fiveyears.D.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerinworld.3.Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfultomankind?A.Becauseofscience,diseasescausedbypollutedfoodhavenbeenvirtuallyeliminated.B.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.C.Becauseoftheapplicationofscience,somepotentiallyharmlysubstanceshavebeenaddedtofood.D.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.4.Whatarenitratesusedfor?A.Theypreserveflavorinpackagedfoods.B.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.C.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.D.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.5.Theword'carinogenic'mostnearlymeans'_____'A.trouble_makingB.color_retainC.money_makingD.cancer_causing
Accordingtothepassage,wohathassciencedonetominkind?